Testing some ascii-cats:

^._.^= ∫ – type cats

The most common cat kaomoji; it is easy to make with your own keyboard. This kitty has ^^ ears or whiskers to show its feline side. Use ﾉ or ∫ as a tail and ฅ as paws.

=^._.^= ∫

(^・x・^)

(=^･ｪ･^=))ﾉ彡☆

(^._.^)ﾉ☆

( _ _).oO

(=^ ◡ ^=)

(=^-ω-^=)

(＾º◡º＾❁)

(^≗ω≗^)

(Φ ω Φ) - type cats

Another popular cat kaomoji. They generally have very big and kinda creepy eyes. They’re puuuurrfect to show your dark side with!

(ꏿ ω ꏿ)

(Φ ᆺ Φ)

(Φ ₒ Φ)

(๑ↀᆺↀ๑)

(ꏿ ᆺ ꏿ)

(๑✪ᆺ✪๑)

(ﾐΦ ﻌ Φﾐ)ﾉ

(ﾐዎ ﻌ ዎﾐ)ﾉ

(ﾐዋ ﻌ ዋﾐ)ﾉ

(ﾐΦ ﻌ Φﾐ)∫

(ﾐꆤ ﻌ ꆤﾐ)∫

(ﾐዕᆽዕﾐ)

(ﾐⓛᆽⓛﾐ)✧

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ – type cats

Add a ﾉ to give it a tail.

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\

/ᐠ｡‸｡ᐟ\

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\✿

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\∫ ❁

/ᐠ｡▿｡ᐟ\

/ᐠ｡ﻌ｡ᐟ\

/ᐠ.ꞈ.ᐟ\

✧/ᐠ-ꞈ-ᐟ\

/ᐠ –ꞈ –ᐟ\

/ᐠ_ ꞈ _ᐟ\

/ᐠ.ﮧ.ᐟ\

/ᐠ ._. ᐟ\ﾉ

/ᐠ .⋏. ᐟ\ﾉ

/ᐠ .ᆺ. ᐟ\ﾉ

/ᐠ. ᴗ.ᐟ\

/ᐠ. ｡.ᐟ\

(^..^)ﾉ

ฅ/ᐠ｡ᆽ｡ᐟ \

/ᐠ.ᆽ.ᐟ \

/ᐠ=ᆽ≠ ᐟ \∫

/ᐠ・ᆽ・ᐟ \

/ᐠ=ᆽ=ᐟ \

/ᐠ-ᆽ-ᐟ \

/ᐠ≗ᆽ≗ᐟ \

/ᐠ. ퟑ.ᐟ\

/ᐠ｡ퟑ｡ᐟ\

චᆽච-type kawaii neko

These cats have big eyes and a youthful appearance.

චᆽච

(ﾐචᆽචﾐ)

(=චᆽච=)

(₌චᆽච₌)

(≈චᆽච≈)

(◍චᆽච◍)

(๑චᆽච๑)

ฅ(=චᆽච=ฅ)

(ﾐටᆽටﾐ)

(=ච ﻌ ච=)

(=චᆽච=)

(=මᆽම=)

(=මිᆽමි=)

(=ඒᆽඒ=)

(=ඔᆽඔ=)

(=ලᆽල=)

(=◕ᆽ◕ฺ=)

(=ʘᆽʘ=)

(=⊝ᆽ⊝=)

(ﾐㅇᆽㅇﾐ)

(=ㅇᆽㅇ=)

(₌ㅇᆽㅇ₌)

(≈ㅇᆽㅇ≈)♡

(=✖ᆽ✖=)

(=✪ᆽ✪=)

(ﾐㅇ ༝ ㅇﾐ)

(=ㅇ༝ㅇ=)

(=🝦 ༝ 🝦=)

₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎-type cats

You can’t go wrong with these!

₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎

¯\₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎/¯

ก₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎ค

♡₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎

˓˓ก₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎ค˒˒

˓˓ฅ₍˄ุ.͡ ̫.˄ุ₎ฅ˒˒

Cool and cute cats

You can’t go wrong with these!

[^._.^]ﾉ彡

◟[˳_˳]

ʌ˽ʌ

(=✖ ᆺ ✖=)

(=♡ ᆺ ♡=)

(Φ ﻌ Φ)

( ⓛ ﻌ ⓛ *)

(Ф ﻌ Ф)

(ฅ＾・ﻌ・＾)ฅ

(＾・ﻌ・＾✿)

(≅ᆽ≅)

(≗ᆽ≗)ﾉ

(=🝦 ﻌ 🝦=) *:･ﾟ

✧(=✪ ᆺ ✪=)*:･ﾟ✧

source: http://cutekaomoji.com/animals/cats/
^{re-edited to fit charset and excluding wonky examples}